Tyre recycler Prism Worldwide has announced a trio of innovations, with key advancements in odour reduction, sustainable thermoplastic vulcanisates (TPV) development, and high-content Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer (EPDM) reuse, challenges it adds that have long been considered barriers to wider…
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Enviro/Michelin to create a circular solution for racing tyres
Tyre recycler Scandinavian Enviro Systems (Enviro) and French tyre manufacturer Michelin have initiated a collaboration following successful tests, which means that Enviro will recycle valuable raw materials such as carbon black and oil from Michelin’s used racing tyres. The recycled carbon…
Jinyu sets up tyre plant in Vietnam
China’s tyre maker Jinyu Tire Group has completed a passenger car tyre project in Vietnam as part of its strategy to return to the passenger vehicle tyre market. The company recently fully commissioned the plant that has a capacity of…
US researchers develop cleaner/sustainable way to recycle tyres
A team of scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has developed a groundbreaking chemical recycling method that could offer a cleaner, more sustainable solution to the growing global problem of tyre waste, using a low-energy method to…
Sumitomo to establish Dunlop as premium tyre brand
Japan’s Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI), which recently acquired the Dunlop trademark and other rights for four-wheel tyres in Europe, North America and Oceania from Goodyear Tire & Rubber, says it expects to establish the Dunlop brand as a premium tyre brand…
Goodyear/TNO demonstrate vehicle integration to mitigate crashes
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, in collaboration with TNO, has announced a significant advancement to vehicle safety systems. The integration of tyre intelligence technology into the automatic emergency braking (AEB) system of a vehicle has demonstrated the potential to mitigate…
Beontag partners with Michelin for RFID-enabled smart tyres
Beontag, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of self-adhesives and smart tags such as RFID and NFC, has launched a new partnership with French tyre manufacturer Michelin, that will see its TireTag technology incorporated into millions of new commercial and…
India’s Ceat to acquire Camso brand from Michelin for US$225 mn
Tyre maker Ceat, a part of RPG Group, has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with French tyre maker Michelin to acquire its Camso brand’s off-the-road-highway tyres (OTR) and tracking business for US$225 million. The acquisition will give Ceat…
SKS acquires Mehler EP plant to expand global capacity
Sweden’s AB Svenskt Konstsilke (SKS), a single-end cords producer for tyres and MRG reinforcement, has announced the acquisition of the assets from US-based Mehler EP’s 153,500-sq-ft plant in Martinsville. Terms were not disclosed. The equipment will enhance SKS’s production capacity at…
Michelin to expand Chennai plant with PCR tyre facility
While French tyre maker Michelin may see its European market dwindling, it is expanding its Asian tyre plants. The European manufacturing giant recently announced a US$67 million investment to establish a new passenger car radial (PCR) tyre facility at its Gummidipoondi, Chennai site.…